A 28-year-old Dutch woman is slated to be euthanized next month because of her struggles with mental illness after her psychiatrist said her condition will never improve. Zoraya ter Beek lives in a nice house in a small Dutch town near the
Dries van Agt, the Christian Democrat prime minister of the Netherlands from 1977 until 1982, has died by euthanasia, “hand in hand” together with his wife, according to the human rights organization he founded. They both were 93. The news was made
A puppy recently tested positive for rabies and was euthanized in New Mexico, according to a news release from the state’s health department. The animal, located in Bernalillo County, had shown signs that included tremors, lack of coordination and agitation. Health officials
A baby dolphin had to be put down by medics after it became separated from its mum and ultimately found itself trapped in reeds miles away from the ocean. Medics from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue had to be called-in after
Maple Leaf Mel, the filly part-owned by Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Parcells, was euthanized at a race in New York on Saturday after the horse sustained a catastrophic leg injury right before the finish line. The horse appeared to fall
The nearly 50 remaining long-finned pilot whales that beached themselves on a southwestern Australian coast were euthanized Wednesday, despite days of attempted rescue efforts. Nearly 100 pilot whales were left stranded on the beach Tuesday and volunteers worked frantically to attempt to
A horse owned by Bob Baffert was euthanized at Pimlico Race Course, the site of the Preakness Stakes, hours before the second leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday. Havnameltdown sustained a “non-operable left fore fetlock” injury at Pimlico, and doctors made
Another horse is dead after running at Churchill Downs, the site of the annual Kentucky Derby. Rio Moon broke his leg on Sunday near the finish line and had to be euthanized. The horse became the eighth to die in the last
After scrolling through her phone late one evening, a California mother came across a desperate plea to save a dog’s life. Trish Bauer of San Bernardino, California, is not new to the world of fostering or adopting pets. But after her daughter
A walrus who was controversially euthanized last year in Norway after becoming a viral sensation for videos of it enjoying itself in an Oslo fjord last summer now has its own statue in the Scandinavian capital. The walrus, named Freya, was